Supporting a Clean Energy Future

June 14, 2018

The Senate is voting today on important legislation for our renewable energy and climate future. Please call your Senator today and ask them to support this bill and the following amendments. Here is a short summary of MassSolar’s recommendations.

Thank you for your commitment to renewable energy and our environment. I would ask you to support passage of S.2545,An Act to Promote a Clean Energy Future to protect our environment and climate. I am contacting you today to urge you to fight for a renewable energy future for the Commonwealth and for equity and justice in our environmental policies.

In addition to voting for S. 2545, I would ask you to support the following amendments:

Amendments 5, 6, and 60 would ask utilities to account for lost and unaccounted gas, require that alternatives to natural gas be considered before constructing new pipelines, and prohibit imposing a pipeline tax on ratepayers to fund new pipelines.

Amendment 10 would reduce peak demand and electricity costs by requiring utilities to offer optional time of use rates to all electricity customers.

After calling your Senator, please consider calling these climate and renewable energy leaders in the Senate to let them know you have contacted your Senator and asked them to support S.2545 and the Senator’s amendments. Please thank them for their leadership and ask them to also support the amendments mentioned above.